Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; He gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; His understanding is beyond measure. The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked to the ground.

Lord, as I was reading in Daniel 9 this morning, I began to get a sense of the great gulf between Christendom and the Church. Yes, Your promise is that You will lift up the humble, but first we must humble ourselves. Bring a spirit of repentance upon Your people. Bring us to see our pride and self-will, the many ways in which Your people have bought into the culture of the society; that very society that we are called to be Your ambassador of reconciliation but we seek to assimilate, rather than be counter. Lord, bring repentance. Bless us, our Lord and our Master.

Today's readings in the Psalms:

Morning: Psalm 10

Mid-day: 119:129-136

Evening: Psalm 85

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